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11. Ok this is where I draw the line. If the family in the White House wants to........

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 05:11 PM

Oct 2013

have a garden, they can go out and 'shoo off' the critters like the rest of us do.
A few aluminum pie plates hanging on strings will do wonders.

Considering the type of BS President Obama has to put up with it would probably do him good to go out to the garden for a while and forget about the republican Boehner heads. Heck, forget about shooing off the critters and just watch them for a while.

Mr. President, I strongly recommend that you do not delegate this responsibility/enjoyment.

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Furloughed Groundskeepers Return to White House Overrun With Woodland Creatures (thanks GOP!) [View all] big_dog Oct 2013 OP

If the produce was organic, you can bet not. MNBrewer Oct 2013 #1

I have a friend who works in DC who says the squirrels are nuts TlalocW Oct 2013 #2

WH pic big_dog Oct 2013 #3

That isn't a coyote in the second photo, is it? nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #18

It's a fox - probably a red fox n/t csziggy Oct 2013 #20

Thanks csziggy, eyes aren't great. Did not realize there were foxes at the WH. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #21

He's right. A squirrel climbed up my fucking jeans on a park bench in DC once Cal Carpenter Oct 2013 #38

They eat tomatoes?? question everything Oct 2013 #4

If they're like the ones here, they take a bite, discard it and leave it to rot Retrograde Oct 2013 #34

That's what they do on out farm BronxBoy Oct 2013 #35

Oh yes. They and everyone else question everything Oct 2013 #36

It's a woodland critter Christmas! Newsjock Oct 2013 #5

This is the time of year when squirrels collect nuts. They wreak havoc in vegetable gardens JDPriestly Oct 2013 #6

My solution to the squirrels tech3149 Oct 2013 #19

Spread tea leaves & coffee grounds around plants. CottonBear Oct 2013 #27

Too bad they couldn't have sent Bo out to run the squirrels off. pnwmom Oct 2013 #7

I hope they catch the fox and move it to another area. Paper Roses Oct 2013 #8

^^^^Exactly what I was thinking as I read the article. Miranda4peace Oct 2013 #14

When asked for comment, the fox said Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #23

What's a First Dog's job if not to chase squirrels? mahannah Oct 2013 #9

better not to cite the Daily Mail wial Oct 2013 #10

Ok this is where I draw the line. If the family in the White House wants to........ wandy Oct 2013 #11

I agree OnlinePoker Oct 2013 #13

Amen Wandy & Poker! Jeeze, NOBODY could run them off? 7962 Oct 2013 #29

Isn't it is a bit presumptuous for us to be telling Michelle how manage her schedule? yellowcanine Oct 2013 #32

As a Gardener RobinA Oct 2013 #30

those squirrells were working for free during the shutdown. I hope they get their back pay soon. nt TeamPooka Oct 2013 #12

Bo was trapped inside, now he's back on duty big_dog Oct 2013 #17

Good dog. My dog loves chasing squirrels too TeamPooka Oct 2013 #25

What about Sunny? Remember, there are two White House dogs now... Moonwalk Oct 2013 #26

how could we forget sunny! :) big_dog Oct 2013 #37

Foxes will eat squirrels. More foxes, I say! Shrike47 Oct 2013 #15

What's wrong with critters? Cleita Oct 2013 #16

I love to sit on the porch and watch the squirrels under the pin oak in the yard. Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #24

although I'm the last to go after Squirrels. they are just a bit funny. Black squirrels are too PatrynXX Oct 2013 #22

Sounds like it's time for Brunswick stew! NickB79 Oct 2013 #28

Maybe the fox is there for the squirrels. yellowcanine Oct 2013 #31

A pity they have to remove the Fox agentS Oct 2013 #33

Woodchucks? Nihil Oct 2013 #39